Be Bold!
Boldness is a characteristic that can be used to describe someone in a positive or a negative way. If it were not for some daring, courageous, brave and fearless moves by people through history, well ... today would look a bit different. Consider the life of Ruth: in an otherwise hopeless situation with few options - a widow and childless - she boldly chose uncertainty, leaving her homeland and all she had ever known to go with her mother-in-law to Bethlehem. I suggest that was a bold move of great faith! The four chapters of the Book of Ruth track her uncertain journey to a certain end: Ruth married Boaz ... gave birth to a son ... named him Obed who was the father of Jesse who was the father of David (see Ruth 4:13-22). You don't have to be a Biblical scholar to know Jesus came to us through the line of King David! God used Ruth's bold move of faith to bring about His purpose of salvation for you and for me. What kind of bold moves are you making these days? Does uncertainty paralyze or progress you? Hebrews 11:1-2 NASB says, "Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen. For by it the people of old gained approval." If our boldness depends upon certainty, there's an absence of faith! Ruth gained approval by God as well as secured her reputation for generations by her bold faith - not allowing uncertainty to intimidate her. There's a huge demand today for that kind of bold faith ... be bold!